The Morgan Library and Museum is the creation of JP Morgan, a banker who amassed a fortune during America’s “Gilded Age.” When he died in 1913, his left behind an estate worth around $25 billion in today’s terms. What’s astonishing is that Morgan didn’t break the top ten richest Americans of that era. Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, […]
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12 Paintings You Must See at the MoMA
New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of the largest and most important modern art museums in the world. Its collection is made up of nearly 200,000 works and includes some of the best examples of Western contemporary art. But art is subjective and our opinions can vary wildly about what is beautiful […]
Highlights from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of New York’s preeminent attractions and one of the best art museums in the world. The expertly curated collection boasts some two million artifacts, making it the largest art museum in the United States. It would take you weeks to see it all! But what if you only […]
Friendship and Chocolate in New York City: Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
My travels around the East Coast continued last week with an all-too-brief sojourn in New York. Having once lived in the city, I have many friends there and try to go back as often as I can. I usually take the bus from DC, relaxing with free WiFi until the famous skyline first comes into […]
New York City Revisited: A Fanciful Retreat
I visited New York City a few months ago and afterwards wrote about my perfect weekend. And it was perfect, filled with long aimless walks through the Village and meals shared with old friends, many of whom I hadn’t seen since before moving to Shanghai. I was able to reconnect with the city I used […]